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It's no secret that the Phillies are a franchise in transition. They made several offseason moves in an effort to bolster their minor league system and brought in a bunch of six-year minor league free agents who have versatility and major league experience. It adds up to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs getting a makeover for 2015. The eighth season at Coca-Cola Park will have a distinctively different feel to it when play begins Thursday, April 9. Prospects Maikel Franco and Cameron Perkins will be there again. So will smiling Hector Neris and fellow reliable reliever Cesar Jimenez, and utility player Tyler Henson. But more than two dozen others who played for Lehigh...

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It's no secret that the Phillies are a franchise in transition.
They made several offseason moves in an effort to bolster their minor league system and brought in a bunch of six-year minor league free agents who have versatility and major league...

Some pitchers have trouble finding the plate. Edwin Jackson of the Chicago Cubs had a much bigger problem: He couldn't find the ballpark.
Jackson missed his spring training start Tuesday against the A's when he drove to the wrong stadium. Fitting, too...

CLEARWATER, FLA. — One of the main goals for the Philadelphia Phillies and their front office this offseason was to bolster starting pitching depth.
More specifically, they wanted starting pitchers with short-term deals who could eat up innings and...

Prospects are important for each and every franchise, but for one that's rebuilding like the Phillies, there's even more of a focus on them.
Midway through December, Baseball America released the first list of 2015 top prospects for the Phillies. J.P....

The Philadelphia Phillies continued their offseason rebuilding efforts Wednesday when they traded veteran outfielder Marlon Byrd to the Cincinnati Reds, the team announced Wednesday.The Phillies get right-handed pitching prospect Ben Lively, according...

National Public Radio not long ago asked its listeners and NPR.org readers to nominate the "most misused word or phrase."It got a tremendous response and ended up producing a top 10 list of people's biggest pet peeves. No. 2? " 'So.'...

With the trading of Marlon Byrd, Jimmy Rollins and Antonio Bastardo, the Phillies have shown they are committed to rebuilding and starting a youth movement in Philadelphia.
Although, with the shape of their roster, the contracts they've handed out and...

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina received a Gold Glove on Tuesday for the seventh consecutive season, highlighting the start of baseball's official awards season.
Three finalists were announced for each of the Baseball Writers' Association of...

SAN DIEGO — Baseball's Winter Meetings invariably consist of a lot of talk and little action.
Not this year, though, as the four-day gathering that concluded Thursday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt included 19 transactions that involved 44 players.
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The Tampa Bay Rays are leaving no stone unturned in their search for a new manager.
The Rays and longtime skipper Joe Maddon parted ways on Oct. 24. Last week, the team announced a list of eight potential replacements.
On Monday, the Rays added former...

Ken Giles was one of the few highlights of the 2014 Phillies season and his performance didn't go unnoticed on the national stage.
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) released the 2014 NL Rookie of the Year voting Monday night and Giles...

The New York Yankees acquired shortstop Didi Gregorius from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday in a three-team trade that included the Detroit Tigers.
The Yankees have been seeking a replacement for the retired Derek Jeter and it appears that player will...

The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) continued releasing their awards Wednesday night by announcing the results of the 2014 NL Cy Young voting.
Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was a unanimous first place choice with the...

With baseball at the ceremonial midpoint of the season, the biggest overachievers and underachievers are division rivals.The American League West is home to the teams with the major leagues' best records, the Oakland Athletics (59-36) and the Los...

The list of players who were the most valuable on their team through the first half of the 2014 baseball season includes usual suspects such as Andrew McCutchen, Troy Tulowitzki, Paul Goldschmidt, Felix Hernandez and David Price.
As with every season,...

As trade talks heat up ahead of baseball's July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the biggest name available will be a left-handed starting pitcher — and another lefty ace could join him on the market.
With the Tampa Bay Rays tied for last place in the...

With the All-Star Game done and dusted, Major League Baseball zeroes in on the race for the postseason, with five of the six divisions looming as fights to the finish.The Oakland A's and Los Angeles Angels, who own the two best records in the major...

NEW YORK — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning and the New York Yankees ended a five-game home losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night in the opener of a 10-game homestand.
The Yankees improved...

NEW YORK -- Brandon McCarthy pitched six strong innings in his Yankee Stadium debut, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday afternoon.
Designated hitter Carlos Beltran hit a solo home run, left fielder Brett...